MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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